Guinea vs Somalia: Public Sector Corruption Index
Guinea
0.885
in 2025
Somalia
0.9
in 2025
Guinea rank
13th
Somalia rank
11th
Public Sector Corruption Index over time
- Guinea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.9 against 0.885 in Guinea, a difference of 0.015.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 11th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 11 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.636 | 0.3538 | 0.2822 | Guinea |
| 1910s | 0.636 | 0.346 | 0.29 | Guinea |
| 1920s | 0.636 | 0.346 | 0.29 | Guinea |
| 1930s | 0.636 | 0.346 | 0.29 | Guinea |
| 1940s | 0.636 | 0.3628 | 0.2732 | Guinea |
| 1950s | 0.6469 | 0.3875 | 0.2594 | Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.5811 | 0.4716 | 0.1095 | Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.539 | 0.4998 | 0.0392 | Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.7094 | 0.532 | 0.1774 | Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.922 | 0.902 | 0.02 | Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.9366 | 0.9258 | 0.0108 | Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.8449 | 0.9131 | 0.0682 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.885 | 0.8955 | 0.0105 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public sector corruption index, Guinea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.9 against 0.885 in Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Guinea and Somalia?
- 0.015, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Somalia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Somalia rank globally for public sector corruption index?
- Guinea ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 11th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public Sector Corruption Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which public sector employees engage in bribery and theft. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (highly corrupt).